Thank you for the replies. These two questions most likely belong in a different subforum but I might as well ask them here.

First off is there a specific quest order that players follow to slowly gain experience. I would imagine doing the hag quest would require a high level good geared party to tackle it.

Second, I was thinking of trying to make a fighter/cleric because I want to make a melee character that has good AC and damage. I looked up one guide on how to do it on youtube but also willing to hear other player's opinions on how they do it.